1lust after/for somebody/somethingphrasal verbphr v
a)ATTRACTED TO somebodyto be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them 对〔某人〕有强烈的性欲
She had secretly lusted after him for years.
她暗恋他多年了。
b)WANTto want something very much, especially something that you do not really need 对某物〕有强烈欲望,贪恋〔尤指并不真正需要的东西〕
This is a car to lust after.
这是一辆人人都渴望拥有的汽车。
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lust after/for • Before Hector is blinded by a lust forglory, he say to Troilus: But value dwells not in particular will.• Publishersworldwide must be lusting for it.• Hong Kong is a free-wheeling territory where the lust for money has been elevated to a civilreligion.• It is violence based on a lust for power, a lust which destroys.• She had dreamed of this night of lust for seven weeks.• The recognition was of her own lust for such objects.• Have you secretly been lusting after their time slot?• If the Monster's lust for what is mine ended there, with my material possessions, I could stand it.
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lust• Have you secretly been lusting after their time slot?• I lust after this man, she thought.• Publishersworldwide must be lusting for it.• But secrets lust to make more of their kind.
1sexual desire性慾ADJECTIVE | VERB + LUSTADJECTIVE➤pure赤裸裸的性慾◇a relationship based on pure lust完全建立在性慾基礎上的關係➤carnal, physical, sexual肉慾;性慾➤insatiable, unbridled, uncontrollable無法滿足的/不加約束的/無法克制的肉慾➤animal, male, teenage獸慾;男性的慾望;青少年的慾望VERB + LUST➤feel感到有性慾◇She felt no lust whatsoever for him.她對他沒有絲毫慾望。➤satisfy滿足性慾◇He used her just to satisfy his lust.他只是用她來滿足自己的肉慾。lust
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2strong desire for sth強烈慾望ADJECTIVE | VERB + LUST | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤insatiable貪得無厭的慾望➤blood暴力慾VERB + LUST➤be driven by, have受慾望驅使;有慾望▸➤satisfy滿足慾望PREPOSITION➤lust for對⋯的渴望◇She was driven by a lust for power.她受權力之慾驅使。◇He had his father's lust for life.他和父親一樣懂得享受生活。